Improvement in game-table tops



G. a. THOMSON.

Game-Table Top s.

No. 137,113, PatentedMarch25,1873.

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PATENT OFFICE.

GILES Gr. THOMSON, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

lmeaovemrur IN GAME-TABLE TOPS.

Specification formln g part of Letters Patent No. 137,113, dated March26, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, GILES G. THOMSON, of the city of New Haven, in thecounty of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a Table-Top,combining an index, either movable or stationary, for keeping gamesplayed with cards, in combination with said table-top, of which thefollowing is a specification My invention relates to that class ofcardtables which are used principally upon railway cars and steamboats,for the amusement of the passengers thereon, being especially adaptedfor playing the games of cribbage and pitch, and it consists inproviding the table-top with recesses for holding cards, counters, &c.,the covers. of these recesses being made reversible, so that one sidewill present a smooth surface, similar in appearance to the rest of thetable-top, and the other side being provided with a cribbage orpitch-board, which is brought on top by reversing the slide or coverwhen either of the respective games are played.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents the table-top, thesmooth side of the recess-covers being uppermost. Fig. 2 shows thecovers reversed, one of them representing a pitch, and the other acribbageboard. Fig. 3 represents a modification in which the respectiveboards are stationary.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts in thedifferent figures.

A represents the table-top, and may be of circular form as hererepresented, or of such other configuration as may suit the taste of themanufacturer, or the situation in which it is to be used. A and B aretwo recesses in the table of sufficient capacity to contain the articlesrequired for playing the different games which may be played upon thetable. These recesses are provided near the surface of the table withgrooves, into which a projection or tongue upon the slides a and benters. These slides are shown in Fig. 1 with their smooth sidesuppermost, and partly withdrawn, so as to show the recess beneath, butwhen they are closed the table presents a smooth and unbroken surface.In Fig.2 the slides are shown reversed, the slide a presenting upon itsupper surface the pitch-board e, and the slide b the cribbage-board f. Crepresents a rectangular frame or ledge, within which the cards areplaced when the table is used on rail way cars, in order to preventtheir being shaken 05, but is not required in places where the motion issteady, as upon steamboats.

It will be obvious that other games may be placed upon the slides orsliding boards, instead of those here represented, still retaining thesame arrangement of parts. In Fig. 3 Ihave shown a modification of myimprovement, in which the game-boards are stationary, and the cards,pegs, or counters may be carried in a drawer beneath the table.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The table A, provided with the slides a, I), having acribbage and pitch-board upon their under surfaces, in combination withreceptacles beneath, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

GILES G. THOMSON.

Witnesses:

L. N. BLYDENBURGH, HENRY STODDARD.

